Famous Deaths Happened In 1848

Jan 05 Ferdinando orlandi: Composer,  

Jan 09 Caroline herschel: German-born astronomer (b. 1750)  

Jan 20 Christian viii of denmark: Christian viii of denmark (b. 1786)  

Feb 15 Hermann von boyen: Prussian field marshal (b. 1771)  

Feb 20 [willem] alexander fcnm: Prince of neth/gen-maj,  

Feb 23 John quincy adams: 6th us pres (1825-1829),  

Mar 03 Heinrich olivier: German painter,  

Mar 20 Abraham des amorie van der hoeven: Dutch theologist/poet,  

Mar 29 John jacob astor: Charted american fur company,  

Apr 08 Domenico gaetano maria donizetti: Italian composer,  

Apr 10 Godert agp baron van capellen: Gove-gen of dutch-in  

Apr 24 Francois van campenhout: Belgian composer (brabanconne),  

Apr 30 Friedrich freiherr gagern: German/dutch army commandant,  

May 11 Tom cribb: English boxer (b. 1781)  

May 18 William a leidesdorf: Black,  

May 25 Annette von droste-hülshoff: German writer (b. 1797)  

May 31 Eugénie de guérin: French writer (b. 1805)  

Jun 27 Denis-auguste affre: Archbsp of paris (1840-48), shot to death at 54  

Jul 04 Francois rene de chateaubriand: French novelist (atala)/diplomat,  

Jul 22 Karl guhr: Composer,  

Aug 06 Nicola vaccai: Italian composer,  

Aug 07 Jöns jakob berzelius: Swedish chemist (b. 1779)  

Aug 09 Frederick marryat: English captain/author (mr midshipman easy),  

Aug 12 George stephenson: Locomotive engineer,  

Aug 15 Timothy olmstead: Composer,  

Sep 11 Henri-philippe gerard: Composer,  

Oct 04 Louis massonneau: Composer,  

Oct 05 Joseph hormayr freiherr zu hortenburg: Austrian politician (b. 1781)  

Oct 26 Vissarion g belinski: Russian literature critic,  

Oct 27 Alexander egorovich varlamov: Composer,  

Nov 09 Robert blum: German mp (liberal), executed  

Nov 10 Christian viii of denmark: King of denmark (b. 1786)  

Nov 15 P rossi: Italian, murdered  

Nov 17 Jozef b "olim" cannaert: Flemish lawyer,  

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Jan 01 John goff: Irish lawyer  

Jan 04 Katsura taro: Prime minister of japan  

Jan 05 Khristo botev: Hero of bulgarian revolt against turkey, poet  

Jan 09 Princess frederica of hanover: Princess frederica of hanover (d. 1926)  

Jan 18 Ioan slavici: Transylvanian writer  

Jan 19 John f. stairs: Canadian businessman  

Jan 21 Henri duparc: French composer  

Jan 22 Samuel muller fzn: Dutch historian/archivist (middle ages)